The Exclusive With Sharon Tharp

Survivor 48 and 50 castaway Kamilla Karthigesu joins The Exclusive to break down Survivor 51 Episode 3, from Patt Cannaday's blindside to Rob Antonson's quit. The two-time player reflects on Carter and Lewis flipping the vote, the mutiny twist, and the extra vote that set up a standoff between Maggie and Brady. Kamilla also addresses why the "Open Era" is "the Survivor I was missing" for her, and explains what it would take to get her back for a third season. She also weighs in on Big Brother 28 and why Q is "TV gold" heading into The Traitors.

Patt Cannaday, the latest player voted out of Survivor 51, joins The Exclusive to break down the blindside that sent her home and the "weird energy" at Tribal Council. She reflects on staying "stone faced" as the votes were read, what she wanted to do once the merge hit, and the "cracks" in her five-person alliance. Patt also addresses her conversations with swing votes Lewis and Carter, explains why she kept Jelly's idol "locked down," and finally answers what happened to her pants. 

Note: Sharon is traveling, so Jacob from The Exclusive team hosts this one.

Rob Antonson, the latest player to leave Survivor 51, joins The Exclusive to break down the leg injury that ended his game and the debate over whether he quit or was medevaced. He reflects on keeping the injury from his tribe from day 3, the "silent killer" risk of an infection, and why he's "calling it a medevac." Rob also addresses his conversation with Jeff Probst, explains handing his idol to Carter on the way back from Tribal, and walks through his day 5 plan to save Eric and why he thinks "the super fans got to go." 

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It's been 21 years since Big Brother 6, and Beau Beasley is finally joining the Memory Wall. Beau looks back on how Ivette brought him into casting, why his own alliance voted him out, the Rachel eviction he regrets, and his role in backdooring Kaysar after Pressure Cooker. He also talks about his drunken fight with Janelle and how they became close friends after the show, where things stand with Ivette today, the Napa jury house during Hurricane Katrina, and being edited into a conversation he wasn't part of.

Phillip Solomon, who played Deal or No Deal Island Season 2, joins The Exclusive to break down Survivor 51 Episode 2 and Ana Sani's vote-out. The fitness instructor and former middle school teacher reflects on Rob's plan to "make history" at Tribal Council, Eric's improv, and Brady's injury, which he calls "a masterclass in just a spiraling man." Phillip also explains why Alexis's move against Ana was a "victimless crime," why he's high on Jelly and Kristin, and why he thinks two tribes work better for the open era. Plus: his take on the Big Brother 28 finale, Rick Devens' win, and the Celebrity...

SPOILER WARNING: This audio contains major spoilers for the Big Brother 28 finale, including the winner. 

Rick Devens, the winner of Big Brother 28 and America's Favorite Houseguest, joins The Exclusive to break down his 6-1 jury win over Taylor Brown and how he got there after saying he'd never play the game. The Survivor 50 alum addresses his final Head of Household decision to cut Drew Campbell, who still voted for him, and whether he'd have been able to cut Dee the same way. He also responds to Dee revealing how close she came to voting him out over a...

SPOILER WARNING: This audio contains major spoilers for the Big Brother 28 finale, including the winner. 

Drew Campbell, who finished third on Big Brother 28, joins The Exclusive to break down Rick Devens' final Head of Household decision to take Taylor Brown to the final two and his own jury vote for Devens. The Beast Games alum reflects on how he thinks he'd have done against Devens or Taylor, whether he'd have cut Devens himself, and keeping Devens over Dee at final four. Drew also addresses his bond with Melody and where it goes outside the house, the Coin o...

SPOILER WARNING: This audio contains major spoilers for the Big Brother 28 finale, including the winner.

Taylor Brown, the runner-up of Big Brother 28, joins The Exclusive to break down the 6-1 jury vote and the finale-eve conversation that convinced Rick Devens to take her to the final two. She reflects on Yash's vote for Devens and whether she highlighted her late competition wins enough, including the Part 1 win that cut across the plan Devens and Drew Campbell had for the final Head of Household. Taylor also addresses keeping Dee over Angela, whether she'd have cut Devens if she'd...

26 years after Big Brother 1, Chicken George Boswell joins host Sharon Tharp for her Legends Only series to look back on the season that started it all and his return for All-Stars. He tells his casting story, from $15.87 at the post office to the Beavis and Butt-Head shirt in the CBS boardroom, and the chicken suit run around the country that followed the show. George also talks about how much he keeps up with Big Brother today and whether he'd go back for a legends season, even if he's "not doing Naked and Afraid."

Ana Sani, the second player voted out of Survivor 51, joins The Exclusive to break down the 6–4 Savu vote that blindsided her and the scramble that came before it. The voice actress reflects on realizing she was "circling the drain" once her conversation with Alexis got around, floating Kristin as the decoy vote before putting her own name out, and watching Rob try to vote himself out at Tribal Council. Ana also explains why she leaned on Rob and Carter, who were "clear as water" with her, what the popcorn moment was really about, and why she'd play again: "I had so...

Cory Wurtenberger and America Lopez of Big Brother 25 join The Exclusive to break down the newly announced cast of The Traitors Season 6 and who's most likely to end up in the turret. The couple sizes up the Housewives trio of Cynthia Bailey, Gizelle Bryant, and Bronwyn Newport, what Joey Graziadei, JaNa Craig, and Kristin Chenoweth bring to the castle, and how their friend Jag Bains will handle the Roundtable alongside Taylor Hale, Q Burdette, Michele Fitzgerald, and Rachel Robinson. Cory also explains who fits the "flameout traitor" slot on this cast, and America makes the case that Jag is a "...

Big Brother 4 winner Jun Song and Big Brother 3 runner-up Danielle Reyes join The Exclusive to break down finale week of Big Brother 28 and the final three of Devens, Drew and Taylor. The two former finalists look back on their own last days in the house, why Jun wants to "switch the live feeds to the jury house," and Danielle's one regret from her jury Q&A, that she "didn't stand up for my game." They go through each finalist's path to the win, Taylor's strategy of "becoming a rug in the room," the jury segment with Angela and Melody, and...

Dee Valladares, the latest houseguest evicted from Big Brother 28, joins The Exclusive to break down the final four veto and her relationship with Drew, the houseguest she calls "my little weasel." The Survivor 45 winner reflects on why she wouldn't have cut Devens, the one moment she did consider it, and why she feels "so proud of the game I played." Dee also explains how watching Big Brother 16 and Angela Murray's season changed her mind about playing ("I drank the Kool-Aid") and whether she'd say yes if Big Brother called again.

Xavier Scruggs, the second player murdered on The Traitors: New Blood, joins The Exclusive to break down his shot at the turret as an accomplice and the offense-first strategy that had him throwing Katie under the bus. The former MLB player and analyst reflects on why he wanted to "show characteristics of a traitor," what he wishes he'd said to the Traitors, and his reaction to finding out Joe and Tomica were in the turret. Xavier also explains why the Traitors "wouldn't have been able to control" him, how he found the death warrant book "within a couple of minutes,"...

Genevieve Mushaluk, who played Survivor 47 and Survivor 50, joins The Exclusive to break down the Survivor 51 premiere and the first live Tribal Council of the Open Era. Watching in "fan mode," she reflects on the marooning, the idol on Exile Island she calls "hugely overpowered," and the return of the coin flip, asking "why would you ever flip that coin?" if your odds of staying are better than 50-50. Genevieve also explains why Devin's campaign to save Aaliyah was "such a red flag" to her as a player, why Jenna and Patt stood out, and why she thinks Aaliyah went home "...

Melody Morris, the latest houseguest evicted from Big Brother 28, joins The Exclusive to break down her final campaign to stay and her decision to renominate Yash after Devens won the veto on her HOH. She reflects on the Mosh Pit, the alliance with the Icons she calls "a total sham," her close bond with Drew, and the one thing she wishes she'd done differently: "win more competitions." Melody also explains why she has "absolutely no regret" about the renom, and says she would play Big Brother "every single summer for the rest of my life."

Aaliyah Puglia, the first player voted out of Survivor 51, joins The Exclusive to break down the premiere's live Tribal Council and the Shot in the Dark she was always going to play. She reflects on walking into Tribal feeling it was "70% me," the challenge she says set Toca behind, and the whisper from Jenna to Brady and Kilby that made her the target. Aaliyah also explains why she had her "hands in a lot of different jars" without locking anyone in, what Devin and Jelly's "10 toes down" votes meant to her, and why she wants to change the idea that...

Seventeen years after Big Brother 11, Dr. Michele Noonan Ross joins the Memory Wall to look back on the season she won more competitions in than anyone else, and to "set the record straight on what I actually did after the house." The neuroscientist and drug-policy researcher walks through the casting call that found her — a Craigslist ad looking for "a nerdy girl for reality TV," answered from a postdoc job she had already quit — the job lie production outed on day one, and why a house that watched her take four competitions still decided she was, in Ronnie's words, "the wors...

Phil Keoghan, the host of The Amazing Race since its 2001 premiere, joins The Exclusive ahead of the Season 39 premiere to break down the all-new Express Pass twist and the show's first trip to Albania. He explains why handing every team a pass "took away some of the predictability of the stronger teams always winning a leg," why casting made a concerted push for the "very strong women" who define this season, and what it means to be sitting on country number 99 with a 40th season in sight. Keoghan also talks about the racers he loves most — the "wide-eyed and enthusiastic" te...

Big Brother 19 winner Josh Martinez joins Sharon to break down Week 11 of Big Brother 28, from Taylor's HOH to the final four decision potentially facing his close friend Dee. Josh walks through the one piece of advice he gave her before the game, why he thinks she has to cut Devens and cut him sooner rather than later, and why Devens' "way too trusting" read of the house could hand him the "biggest blindside of the season." He explains what he believes it takes to win a final jury speech — "own your game," even the parts that make you the villain — and...

Madeline Kostopulos, the first player banished from The Traitors: New Blood, joins The Exclusive to break down the accusation that took her out at the first Roundtable and what she actually said about Kim. She reflects on a "genuine blindside" that no one in the castle warned her about, why she led her defense with "she must have misheard me" instead of a flat denial, and the moment she knew the accusation was the "nail in my coffin." Madeline also explains why she refused to "bend the knee" and apologize for something she says she didn't say, what Victor's vote...

JT Williams — who met Drew Campbell on Beast Games and has run his social media all season — returns to The Exclusive to break down where Drew actually stands going into the Big Brother 28 finale. JT, who has spent the summer fielding the DMs on both sides of the backlash, argues Drew is "definitely not drawing dead," makes the case that taking out Yash in the double eviction was the defining move of the season, and explains what it meant for Drew to be the "kingmaker" between two duos. He walks through the final four and final three comps Drew still has...

Kim Daily, the first player murdered in The Traitors: New Blood, joins The Exclusive to break down the night she was taken out and the cover story she spent the whole game protecting. The Houston attorney — who told the castle she was a college basketball coach — reflects on being read as "the brightest light in the room," the three-piece suit that made her stand out in the lineup, and the shield she climbed onto the boat to grab and then left behind. Kim also explains why she thought Joe was "acting mad sketchy" well before the murder, what she saw when...

Yash Patel, the latest houseguest evicted from Big Brother 28, joins The Exclusive to break down why he has no regrets about winning HOH ahead of the Double Eviction and the deal he took with Drew in the Pressure Cooker. He reflects on the bribe he wanted to "wash my hands of," why he knows "in my bones" he could have outlasted Drew, and how his dad's 12- to 14-hour shifts on his feet at a liquor store kept him standing. Yash also explains why he still sees keeping Dee over Angela as the right call, calling her a "heat-seeking missile,"...

Barrett Pfeiffer, the latest houseguest evicted from Big Brother 28, joins The Exclusive to break down whether he could have changed any minds before the vote and what he had planned for the double eviction if he had won Blockbuster. The self-described "Mr. Superfan" reflects on how the arrival of Angela Murray, Dee Valladares and Rick Devens changed his game plan, why he would have kept going with "Operation Scorched Earth," and the one thing he would do differently. Barrett also explains why he regrets defending the Icons to Mallory and Melody, and says that if he ever gets the call...

21 years after Big Brother 6, James Rhine joins the podcast for our "Legends Only" series to look back on both of his seasons, from the Sovereign Six to All-Stars. He tells the story of the MySpace message that got him cast, the phone call with Sarah that became his casting tape, and the original partner who backed out three days before the season. He revisits Howie's nomination, the veto decision he would make differently, and why he has never watched that episode. James also shares what Don Wollman told him at the 1,000th episode and the only way he'd go back...

Big Brother 27's Morgan Pope joins Sharon to break down Week 10 of Big Brother 28, from Yash's HOH to the deal he cut with Drew in the middle of a 14-hour veto competition. Morgan, who holds the record Yash is now chasing for consecutive weeks of safety, walks through why sending Angela home over Dee was a "high risk, high reward" call, where Barrett's HOH actually went wrong, and why Drew's "psychological warfare" may be more of a strategy than fans give him credit for. She also lays out what Taylor and Melody each need to do at this point in...

Angela Murray, the latest houseguest evicted from Big Brother 28, joins The Exclusive to break down who she holds responsible for the vote that sent her out and the one decision she would take back. She reflects on her loyalty to Dee, why she never expected to be Rick Devens' No. 1, and the nomination Barrett made because he "thought he had to make a really big move." Angela also explains why "betrayal is a very big word" for where she has landed on Barrett and Drew, and says she would say yes to Big Brother again "every time." 

Seven years after Big Brother 21, Tommy Bracco joins the Memory Wall to look back on a season whose gameplay he is still defending. He explains the Christie secret the house never knew about — casting had told them both it would only ever be one of them — and why he gave the secret up at Final Six anyway. He also revisits the blow-up with Jackson and the part that never made air: Nicole pulled him aside and told him she knew Jackson was lying, and he went home anyway, because the house decided he was more dangerous alone than Jackson and Holl...

Big Brother 15 winner Andy Herren joins Sharon to break down Week 9 of Big Brother 28, from Barrett's HOH to who actually goes home Thursday. Andy makes the case that fans were "too hard on" Barrett all summer, walks through what Dee's bribe does and doesn't let her do, and explains why Yash — who he had pegged as an early boot — is now the "clear cut" frontrunner. He and Sharon also get into the icons' fallout with Barrett after Mallory's eviction, whether Dee or Devens is the bigger threat to keep, Angela's jury case, where Melody, Taylor and Drew stand, and why this...

Angela Murray is fighting for her BB28 life this week — nominated alongside fellow Icons Dee Valladares and Rick Devens after HOH Barrett Pfeiffer turned on his own alliance. Sharon is joined by Angela's daughter, Lexi Murray, also her teammate on The Amazing Race 38, to talk through the Icons' blindside, the plan to vote out Devens, and what it's like watching her mom play ahead of Thursday's live eviction.

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Sharon is joined by Big Brother 6's April Lewis to talk through the current BB28 house ahead of Thursday's vote, plus your questions live in chat.

Sharon Tharp is joined live by Brett Hawkins, Barrett's friend and the person running his social media accounts during Big Brother 28. Brett talks about how the two of them know each other, what Barrett's casting and pre-show prep looked like, and what it's actually like managing a houseguest's accounts while the season is airing and the feeds are running. They also get into Brett's read on Barrett's game so far — his alliances, his position in the house heading into this week, and how the version of him fans are seeing on the feeds compares to the guy Brett knows. Questions fr...

Latrice "Lala" Verrett, the first member of the Big Brother 28 jury, joins The Exclusive to break down the betrayal that ended her game and the three houseguests she would have gone after if she'd won HOH. She reflects on believing Barrett when he looked her in the face, the read she spent all summer fighting — that she was a "pushover" who was too "old" to compete — and the wall win that dropped every jaw in the house. Lala also names the houseguest she's rooting for to take it all. 

Twenty-one years after Big Brother 6, Jennifer Vasquez Hinch joins the Memory Wall to look back on one of the most beloved seasons in the show's history — and the Pressure Cooker win that still stands as the longest endurance competition. She explains the wink for the first time in 21 years, revisits the casting twist that paired her with someone she had met exactly once, and gets into what the summer cost her back home in Texas. Plus: the two photos CBS shot before the season, the BB6 jury house in Napa, why the jury vote was never in question, and the cl...

SPOILER WARNING: This audio contains major spoilers for the latest episode of Big Brother 28, including the eliminated player.

Haley Thogmartin joins The Exclusive a few days after her Big Brother 28 elimination. She spent hours out on the comp in the heat before Yash won the power to take her out in a twist. She responds directly to the criticism of how she interacted with Lala and Taylor in the house, revisits the conversation she walked away from, and clarifies what she meant when she used the word bully. She also gets into the "Thog" nickname the fans...

Survivor 49 winner Savannah Louis joins Sharon for her first Big Brother season as a viewer — and she knows two of the people playing it. Savannah played Survivor 50 with Dee and Devens, and she talks about finding out they had been cast, what Big Brother shows about Devens's game that Survivor never did, and which of the two she thinks wins if they sit next to each other at the end. She and Sharon also break down Drew's HOH, Devens going up as the replacement nominee after Yash won the veto, whether Barrett actually flips this week, the medieval twist that se...

Mallory Aurichio walked out of the Big Brother house to a standing ovation from a room full of returning players — and to a vote from Drew, one of her closest allies, that she didn't need to lose. She joins The Exclusive the morning after her eviction to talk through where she and Drew stand now, the reassurance Barrett gave her about Dee, and the Crossovers — the alliance Barrett and Drew had with the Icons inside her own Mosh Pit, which she only found out about this week. She also gets into Yash accepting a $5,000 bribe not to nominate the Icons at h...

The Meow Meow joins the Memory Wall. Enzo Palumbo revisits both of his runs to the final three — the Brigade season that made him a Big Brother name, and the All-Star season that ended with him sitting next to Cody Calafiore and a 9-0 vote. He walks through how he built the final two seat he knew Cody would honor, what he'd say to that jury now, and why he still thinks about the night the Brigade cut Britney. Plus: the BB28 premiere cameo he had to keep quiet about, where "the Meow Meow" actually came from, his Challenge USA fi...

Big Brother 27's Captain Will and his wife Gwen join Sharon Tharp to break down Week 7 of Big Brother 28 — Dee's HOH, the $5,000 bribe she used on Yash, and a veto ceremony that moved the target. Will talks about throwing a competition during his own season, what the BB27 jury actually argued about behind closed doors, and why he thinks Dee is set up to go the distance. Gwen makes her case for Taylor, and both of them weigh in on where Barrett, Angela and Haley stand with just over a month of game left.